Grumpy MSG

I have noticed with the stores that do the price matching tend to have different 1/4" hex bit kits, for example the ones at Lowe's have black oxide finish and the ones at Home Depot do not. Another thing you might find is similar but different models of tools Lowe's might have the DWS709 and Home Depot the DWS779, both are 12 inch sliding compound miter saws without the XPS light system.

I seem to recall a few years ago, Bosch had a circular saw with a one feature being an easily replaceable cord. All this doesn't touch the conversation I had 3 or 4 years ago at the big spring tool sale at Rocking R hardware. I was talking to the DeWALT rep, he had the brand new ToughSystem boxes I was admiring, ogling and playing with. We got to talking and I mentioned my dislike of the guard on the older DW744 tablesaw. Another person right there chimed in guards are worthless, the first thing he does is throw them away. I was like, "I just like the newer modular guard setup that took no tools to add and take away pieces to optimize it's use." He was, "I still wouldn't use it." a little bit later he tells me about the accident he had ripping a 2 X 4 with a circular saw. He had it supported by his leg, something happened, he cut off his thumb, got part way through his index finger, when the blade grabbed his pants, tore them off and wrapped them up in the blade. he said he only had a small cut on his leg, I honestly believe he doesn't know how close he was to killing himself by cutting his femoral artery. That is the kind of guy I want to take safety advice from.

They have a base like what you want for TSTAKs, but none yet as far as I know for the ToughSystem. Somebody else found some 4 wheel dollies at Harbor Freight that had better prices than if bought a set of casters and built something yourself. I just can't remember who and what thread.

If you want to get wheels under it, DS450s are only $49 at my local Home Depot right now.

Go with whatever battery system you are already bought into.

Cut your hole's perimeter with a grinder and a diamond blade and then drill holes in the piece to be broken up and use a sledge hammer or use a jack hammer or other smaller electric hammer to break it up.

If you have a reciprocating saw, you can pick up a pruning blade or two and make a lot of them disappear pretty quickly, I have taken down a six inch plus mulberry tree without a hint of trouble and have cut four to five inch limbs countless times.

Are you talking about the wrench for changing the tips of the rivet gun so it can be used with different sized rivets?

Alright, now somebody has to take a picture of that Milwaukee with a 9 Ah battery.

I can't justify replacing the 18 volt one I have. I still have 2 good lithium batteries plus 5 of the NiCads, I think it and the right angle drill, will probably end up being the last items that get replaced. I am slowly sliding toward the 20V line and made a bit of a jump last year with the miter saw, blowers and string trimmer.

The Bosch has 2 shots to a cartridge versus one for the SawStop, I think it is $100 versus $65, but the Bosch just drops the blade and the SawStop embeds it in the brake. I don't know how available the Bosch will be, there is the lawsuit against them by SawStop for patent infringement.

My recommendation is, if you want to continue to participate in the surveys, follow the disclosure agreement and don't disclose anything. It is not like DeWALT doesn't look at sites like this and ask the moderators to remove content they don't want out there before it is ready for the public. That said, they probably wouldn't have to tough a time in finding out your Email and removing you from the insights program. Just a thought...

I would suggest you make a list of the tools you will need to run with dust collection, a big cyclone would be great, but there are still plenty of uses for a small shop vac with Hepa filters. Planers and jointers generate big chips and a pretty good quantity quickly, I would never hook either to a shop vac. Miter saws tend to be one of the more messy tools and need some sort of a "backsplash" to help contain some of the mess even if there is some sort of dust collection port and ducting. Jobsite tablesaws generate moderate amounts of sawdust, but I haven't run into the need for more than a shop vac and cyclone. In a lot of cases with the table saw it is also about the material being cut solid would or even plywood tends to generate bigger sawdust, whereas particle board, MDF and masonite tends to create really fine dust. If you are running big bits on a router table you are going to want big dust collection, both in fence and below the table. With smaller bits, a shop vac and cyclone can handle it. For tools like biscuit joiners and sanders shop vacs have no trouble keeping up. I don't have a big cyclone and my basement shop has a low ceiling with joists right at 6 feet, My planer is Dewalt DW735 which has it's own fan built in and pushes more air than most shop vacs. I usually take it outside and run it there. using the available kit it will blow the chips and dust into a trashcan without needing any help. A couple of hours of planing and a 30+ gallon trashcan is overflowing. It usually goes out once or twice a year and does a bunch of boards, but I will occasionally run one or two boards through it in the basement, but that is a last resort at crunch time not a normal routine.

AND AGREE TO NOT DISCLOSE ANYTHING YOU SEE OR ANSWER QUESTIONS ON....

I second the notion of trying for a used one. However, The DW7491RS is another option that is in the same price range as the Delta or Ridgid, with a smaller storage footprint, is easy to hook a shop vac to for dust collection, has a great fence, a tool free modular guard/ riving knife system and I would argue better mobility if you wanted to take it to a jobsite or outside in nice weather. They also have a slightly less capable version for a little less with a folding X stand, and an even smaller compact benchtop style saw for even less. https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-10-in-Carbide-Tipped-Table-Saw/50040968

Those "lids" are supposed to provide a positive disconnect for the the cells in FlexVolt batteries, because without them they become a hazard to ship. On my old 18 volt NICad batteries I used the red covers to tell which were charged and which were dead.

It is all about the source. Pawn shops and Craig's list can be pigs in a poke, but for the most part you can look at a tool and tell if it has been abused, is unused or had a bad "restoration". I picked up my first tablesaw and planer from a pawn shop for about half price for each one. I ended up buying the guard and some new blades for the saw which now has a happy home with the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. The planer on the other hand needed more work, a set of blades and a hold-down upgrade kit as well as replacing the damaged dust collection shroud, totalling probably $150 in parts. Both were as good as new and I still had money in my pocket that I wouldn't have if they were purchased new. The 4 piece reconditioned tool kit I bought in 2008 while deployed to Iraq amazes me, aside from one battery, it is as good as the day it was purchased. I wonder if I am ever going to get to replace these 18 volt tools. If I can find a reconditioned tool for less than new, with the same as new warranty, I always jump on it. Another source of used tools I am not scared of is Lowe's "rental" department, I know it doesn't really exist, but all kinds of folks will buy a tool use it for a job and return it in a few days or a week. It is how I ended up with my big DeWALT angle grinder. It was covered in fine white dust, was purchased with a diamond blade and returned a few days later. The purchaser even remembered to return the box, bag wrench and 5 unused discs that came with it. A day or two of cutting patio pavers will probably not make much difference on the life of a disc grinder any way.

A belt clip? With something that heavy, you gotta be proud of your plumber's crack...

We had one customer I would see twice a year, I filled as many as five batteries in a day for each spring or fall. To be honest though, he had about a dozen tractors or loaders, 8 of which had 2 batteries and the rest one, The guy took good care of his equipment, it was just fall and spring when some of his batteries would die.

They are a huge manufacturer of electrical and fuel components in the European market, lets just say for BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen they are comparable to Nippondenso for Toyota, Honda and Nissan.

The reality on batteries (As the guy who filled and charged them for a dozen years at a farm equipment dealership) is, they are most likely to die at two times during the year, usually in the spring when the weather warms up and stays nice for week and in the fall when there is a cold snap that lasts for a week or more. I can't offer a 100% explanation as to why it is then, but for years at those times I went from filling a few batteries a week to filling 5 or more in a day. I will tell you that the batteries they replaced consistently had a bad cell or two, My theory (completely unproven or tested) is that with the seasonal temperature change comes some expansion and contraction. After a few years and who knows how many expansion and contractions a plate comes loose or a connection in a cell fails and you are now down a cell and a battery.

Actually they abandoned that market in the not to distant past, Delta was sold off by Stanley Black and Decker in 2011. A company out of Taiwan purchased it. They still have some of the older smaller Delta designs being sold by Porter-Cable.

Now I will throw monkey wrench in the discussion. The Honda in the comparison looks like it is for $999.99 for a 1600 watt. I offer in comparison for the same price from Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-7-000-Watt-Gasoline-Powered-Electric-Start-Portable-Generator-DXGNR7000/206069299 With that, it is sporting the same technology that earned Honda generators their reputation 25 or so years ago. Unlike what the add says it sports a big Honda motor. 7000 watt brushless generator versus the 1600 from an inverter and probably 4 times the motor and 6 to 8 times the fuel tank as well as around 4 times the weight. Lower technology, enough power to run a jobsite versus about 12 amps of power for similar money, If it was bout camping I'd be all over the Honda but I would go with the DeWALT on a jobsite in a heartbeat. To give a little perspective I went a Honda generator repair course about 30 years ago because I worked at a dealership that sold the generators, that kind of money would have gotten you about 1000 watt compact (suitcase style) generator of about 35 pounds or maybe a 1400 or 1600 watt bare bones generator with a decent fuel tank and no auto idle, so 30 years later being in the same price range for a similar size with better technology is just amazing.

It is getting to be shopping time at Home Depot, I saw where the black Friday stack of DS130s had a moderate price drop $31 (I think) to $25 per box. I might have to pick up some if they drop to below $20. leftovers from last Christmas is how I ended up with the small blower and bluetooth speaker for about $50 and $35 for each of them. i walked by a kit at HD somewhere that had the black Friday DS450 combo stack for something like $109, I think it was the last one. Something sticks in my mind it was like $129 or $139 before Christmas. As for your organization ideas, If I were going to go with a DS450 to start, I would probably put the circular saw and reciprocating saws plus their accessories in it, you should be able to keep the tray in it for your accessories. I'd run the drill and impact and accessories in a DS130/150, The OMT would go in it's own DS130/150, you don't always need it on every job you do. The organizer is great for the small quantities of fasteners. I would also go with some form of bag with pockets inside and and out for all my hand tools like pliers, crimpers, screwdrivers, hammers, squares and the couple of different types of tape you can never seem to find if they aren't all together. Then I'd pick up one or two of the open top totes, or milk crates even, to put the loose expendable stuff like caulk. RTV sealant, the gun for those, sandpaper and sanding blocks, that stuff that doesn't have a home, but you need to have on a project.

Look at the fine print on the chargers, you may be able to use them with your 20V. They can be used with the USB adapter you mentioned as well as with a small aimable light that DeWALT makes that is about the same size as the USB adapter.